The farmers’ market is going full blast now and every week new fruits and vegetables show up in abundance. In addition to all the beautiful Spring greens and strawberries cherries and green beans appeared last week and I couldn’t resist buying a big bag of each of them. The cherries were good but will be much sweeter in another week or two of warm weather and the green beans were tender and delicious. I usually saute them with some bacon and chopped onion (I like them so much I could eat a bowl full for breakfast) but decided to make an entree instead by adding minced pork and a spicy sauce and doing a little stir fry.
I love Chinese food and it’s just about the only take-out food I buy when I’m short on time (other than a very rare small Papa John’s fresh tomato and cheese pizza). Many popular Chinese dishes are easy to make at home, and with just a little prep work and the right ingredients in the pantry, you can create many of your own favorites. The stir-fry sauce in this recipe is delicious and works with almost any combination of veggies – eggplant and baby bok choy are two of my favorites. Stir fry a sweet onion with zucchini slices, add a few tablespoons of sauce, then serve with grilled chicken or pork. Delicious!
Stir Fry Beans and Pork in Hot Wok
This popular take-out dish is native to the Szechuan Province of China. The green beans are “dry-fried,” a Szechuan cooking technique that makes the beans very tender and keeps their fresh flavor and color. The beans are wok fried on high heat with very little oil until they start to blister.
Minced Seasoned Pork
Seasoned minced pork is then stir-fried with green onions until it is no longer pink.
Stir Fry Beans and Pork
The green beans and sauce are added to the pork and stir-fried until hot and the sauce thickens.
- ½ lb. ground pork
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice wine
- ¼ teaspoon peppercorns (szechuan if you have them) freshly ground
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon spicy garlic black bean sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1-1/2 tablespoons garlic chili sauce
- 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed and cut in half if desired
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and minced
- 4 green onions, sliced
- ¼ cup white sesame seeds, lightly toasted
- In a small bowl toss the pork with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of rice wine and the ground pepper. Marinate at room temperature while assembling the rest of the ingredients.
- In a separate bowl combine the remaining tablespoon of soy sauce, the remaining teaspoon of rice wine, the chicken stock, spicy bean sauce, hoisin, chili garlic sauce, sugar, sesame oil and cornstarch. Set aside.
- Heat a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat and add the oil.
- When the oil is hot add the beans and stir fry them for 10 minutes, or until they begin to brown and blister. Remove the beans from the pan using a slotted spoon and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the oil. Return the pan to the heat and add the pork, garlic and ginger. Stir fry for about 3 minutes, or until there is no longer any pink color to the pork. Add the green onions and cook 1 minute. Add the reserved sauce and green beans and mix well. The sauce will begin to thicken and glaze the pork and beans.
- To serve, garnish with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.
- Serve with steamed rice or pan fried noodles.
This recipe can be easily doubled and works well with Chinese long beans, haricots verts, or green beans. Serve with steamed rice and fresh fruit for a easy and delicious summer meal.
Spicy Green Beans and Pork Garnished with Sesame Seeds and Green Onions
We often make beans stir fried adding ginger garlic a bit of sesame oil and soya sauce..crushed chili peppers or szechuan pepper corns..I have never heard of your dish and it sounds like a whole meal to me. Thank you..
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Mmmm…love this. It’s my favourite dish. Just this dish and rice and I will be very happy throughout the day 😀
MaryMoh recently posted..Food And Love
We really like green beans up here, so I’ll be happy to add this to my repertoire of recipes. It sounds delicious!
Pondside recently posted..Rhododendrons for Suman
A great dish full of flavor! I just saw some long beans at our farmers market!
Lynsdey@TheTinySkillet recently posted..Shawarma Chicken Kabobs
Love re-creating takeout dishes at home. This one must be filled with flavor! Bookmarked!
Chris and Amy recently posted..Fried Egg Sandwich Nachos
oh man this looks so good, I can’t wait to try it. I just got a brand new wok and once I season it this will be one of the first things I make.
Rhonda (@diningalone) recently posted..Vegetarian Greek Sandwich
We always order these beans when we get Chinese take out, and I never knew they were cooked this way, I love this recipe!
Sue/the view from great island recently posted..Minimal Monday: Angel Hair Pasta alla Cecca
Looks good. Beginning to look like the hubby is not going to get the big garden planted and that’s were all the green beans go.
Not his fault, he just had knee surgery.
I love this combo, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten or even seen this dish (or similar) before. But the flavors in that pork are driving me insane. I think I’m going to have to make it soon!
Heather @girlichef recently posted..Paletas de Chabacano y Manzanilla (Apricot Chamomile Popsicles) {Picnic Game 2012}
I love it, sounds really yummy.
This looks fabulous Cathy. When we have Chinese food, we have it at home. Unfortunately we don’t have any good Chinese here in the mountains for some strange reason. I will give this recipe to my stir-fry chef. I know he’ll love it.
Sam
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Yum – I’ve had a hard time controlling myself at the farmer’s market too! It all looks so wonderful. I am definitely trying this recipe.
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I know I’d love this! I’m really looking forward to really fresh green beans, even more so this year for some reason:@)
It’s me again – made this for supper and served it with noodles. The Great Dane said ‘this is a keeper’. It was quick and delicious – two requirements after a long day at work.
Pondside recently posted..Rhododendrons for Suman
I’m so happy that you and the Great Dane liked this recipe. Quick and delicious are two of my favorite words when it comes to weekday dinners.
Cathy recently posted..Chinese Spicy Green Beans with Minced Pork ~ Take Out Style
Hmmm… Love having grean bean in this way. Simply delicious. I bet you love it too.
Hope you’re having a great week ahead, Cathy.
Blessings
Kristy
kristy recently posted..Hwajeon ~ Korean Sweet Flower Pancake
Thanks for this recipe Cathy, I have a feeling I’m going to need a bean recipe soon. Vegetables are rolling in here also.
Lea Ann recently posted..Carne Asada and Ruby
Oh yum! I love the idea of adding pork to the beans. BTW, when I served the country club chicken, it was a big hit.
Linda recently posted..Here’s To You!
It’s a hit at my house too, Linda. I’m so happy you enjoyed the recipe.
Cathy recently posted..Chinese Spicy Green Beans with Minced Pork ~ Take Out Style
So delicious! I could have finished the whole dish in no time!
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted..Cornmeal Cookies with Apricots and Lemon Thyme
looks delish Cathy and we’re still picking some filet beans that would be perfect for this
Larry recently posted..RV Trip to Roan Mountain – Blowing Rock & the BRP
This sounds fantastic. I love Chinese take-out too but this looks much better:)
Raina recently posted..Wicked Good Brownies
Your stir fry of green beans and pork sounds delicious. Spicy garlic black bean sauce sounds good. I haven’t seen that in the markets…what brand do you suggest I look for?
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Hi Karen – I used Sun Luck Black Bean Garlic Sauce that I bought in my local grocery store. I could probably find several to choose from at the Asian Market in Portland, but I was happy with the Sun Luck brand and didn’t have to drive very far to get it.
Cathy recently posted..Chinese Spicy Green Beans with Minced Pork ~ Take Out Style
Wow, Cathy this looks amazing and I love the way you can use any type of veggie. I just pinned it and know that I’ll be making it soon! Thanks, you’re always an inspiration to me!
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Perfect timing, Cathy. I have some ground pork in the freezer left from a recipe I tried during the game-changer series, and had no idea what to do with it. Here’s the answer! Love all these flavors.
Tried to leave a comment yesterday, but don’t think it took.
This recipe does look delicious and I am not particularly a green been fan. I may just have to try it.
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I could have just this dish for dinner and be perfectly happy!
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You cook this dish so well Cathy, the beans still looks so fresh! Lovely!
I’m on the road at the moment, so dishes like this are few & far between! I’m salivating!!!
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i like your dish! it looks so yummy!
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I made this dish tonight with your recipe – so good! Pretty darn close to “real” Chinese food. The dry-sauteed string bean dish is always my favorite and this one didn’t disappoint! I’ll add some chili flakes to the next batch. Thanks!
Hi Deb – I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe. It’s one of my favorites. The red pepper flakes are a good addition. Thanks for your comment.
Cathy recently posted..Harvey Wallbanger Cake
Wow! Even though our farmers markets won’t start up again until May, I believe I will try this with “store bought” green beans. It looks too delicious to wait.
Best,
Bonnie
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How lucky you are to have farmers market this time of year Cathy, with so many choices. We won’t have much produce here until April.
These spicy green beens and pork sound delicious. I’d love this for dinner tonight!
Lynda recently posted..Homemade Tomato Soup with Herbs
This was fantastic — better than take-out. Can’t wait to try it in the summer with ‘real’ fresh green beans!
Made this last night, it was awesome. My twist was that I stir fried asparagus with the beans!
Thank you so much for this really tasty recipe. I had it for lunch and again for dinner. It’s a keeper!